Discover the World’s Most Popular Songs Sung to Babies
You think you know a lot of baby songs to sing from A to Z? Think again, and next time you make a conclusion of this sort, make sure you know the most popular baby songs of all time too, listed below.
Singing to your baby is one of the best and most enjoyable ways to calm down your bundle of joy- even science backs it up. Babies know, recognize and prefer listening to the voice of their parents over anyone else’s. When that favorite voice of theirs is used to croon some soothing, relaxing and enchanting tunes, you can immediately notice how your baby’s yawning and slowly falling to sleep. Although there are a lot of lullabies, nursery rhymes, baby songs and even pop/rock songs to choose from, we bring you a short list of 5 of the world’s most popular songs sung to babies.
“Heaven”, Bryan Adams
The rusty voice of Bryan Adams may not be suitable for lullabies, but you can borrow his lyrics of “Heaven” to make a smooth, calming and lullaby-version of it yourself and put your baby to sleep. Besides his first two lines of the chorus does not refer to an actual baby but to his loved one, you can easily devote them to your little one.
“Smile”, Nat King Cole
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Unlike Bryan Adams, Nat King Cole does have a voice for soothing and emotional ballads that make great baby songs. Start feeding your baby’s brain with positive attitude, thoughts and feelings by telling him\her to smile, even when there’s nothing to smile about, in Nat King Cole style. “Smile, what’s the use of crying, you’ll find that life is worth-while”.
“Itsy Bitsy Spider”
If you’re looking for a song to cheer up your baby in a blink of an eye, then you should go with “Itsy Bitsy Spider”. The origins of this song are forgotten somewhere in the history, but it’s still as popular as in somewhere in the 50s and 60s. This tune is joyful and when performed with a cheerful spirit, your baby will be laughing out loud in seconds. Also, “Itsy Bitsy Spider” is popular for finger-play in kindergartens and preschools all around the world.
“Rock-a-Bye Baby”
As its name implies, this song is perfect for singing when rocking your baby. This old lullaby is written during times when babies were often lulled to sleep by the wind in a comfortable birch-bark cradle. Even though these cradles are not in use as much, “Rock-a-bye Baby” is still among the most popular baby songs.
“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
No list of baby songs is fully complete without the classic Twinkle, Twinkle. Despite being based on a 19th-century poem written by Jane Taylor, this tune has stood the test of time and it still works like a charm, sending babies to Dreamland. Who knows, maybe this song has been cursed by an English wizard to be used as an ultimate lullaby.